About Todd
Todd W. Spake is the chair of Kelly Hart's Oil & Gas/Energy Practice Group and represents oil and gas operators and interest owners across the state in his broad-based energy practice. Mr. Spake's primary focus is on transactional matters, including the purchase and sale of oil and gas producing properties, farm-outs, joint development agreements, natural gas processing and sale agreements, seismic agreements, complex rural and urban oil and gas leases and surface use agreements, pipeline easements, wind power agreements, and sand and gravel leases.Mr. Spake also has experience representing clients in a variety of energy-related litigation matters, including cases involving oil and gas royalty underpayments, oil and gas lease termination issues, seismic trespass claims, inverse condemnation of mineral rights by governmental entities, as well as energy-related contract disputes.
Todd W. Spake is the chair of Kelly Hart's Oil & Gas/Energy Practice Group and represents oil and gas operators and interest owners across the state in his broad-based energy practice. Mr. Spake's primary focus is on transactional matters, including the purchase and sale of oil and gas producing properties, farm-outs, joint development agreements, natural gas processing and sale agreements, seismic agreements, complex rural and urban oil and gas leases and surface use agreements, pipeline easements, wind power agreements, and sand and gravel leases.
Mr. Spake also has experience representing clients in a variety of energy-related litigation matters, including cases involving oil and gas royalty underpayments, oil and gas lease termination issues, seismic trespass claims, inverse condemnation of mineral rights by governmental entities, as well as energy-related contract disputes.
Practice Areas
Case History
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Recognized: Oil and Gas Law
- Practice Area: Natural Resources Law
- Practice Area: Energy Law
- Practice Area: Energy Regulatory Law
- Special Focus: Contract
- Special Focus: Gas
- Special Focus: Litigation
- Special Focus: Minerals
- Special Focus: Pipeline
- Top 100: 2025 Dallas/Fort Worth Super LawyersEnergy & Resources
- Energy & Resources
- Best Lawyers in America®, U.S. News & World Report, 2008-2026Oil and Gas Law
- Oil and Gas Law
- Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2020-2025Energy & Resources
- Top Attorney in Oil and Gas Law, 360 West magazine, 2017-2025Oil & Gas LawLand Use & Environment
- Oil & Gas Law
- Land Use & Environment
- Top Attorney, Fort Worth Magazine, 2005-2024Oil & Gas Law
- Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star, Thomson Reuters, 2007-2010Energy & Resources
- 40 Under 40 honoree, Fort Worth Business Press, 2006
- Rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell